RCMP officer has broken leg, ankle after Confederation Bridge incident

A 33-year-old RCMP officer remains in hospital for treatment after being injured in an incident on the Confederation Bridge two days ago.

The officer was dragged by a stolen truck Tuesday morning.

"He does have a couple broken bones including a broken femur and a broken ankle," said RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Leanne Butler.

The officer was transferred to hospital in Charlottetown Wednesday from Summerside for more testing and consultation with a surgeon. 

RCMP say the officer was recently transferred to Prince Edward Island after being previously stationed in northern Canada and Newfoundland-Labrador. 

RCMP arrived at the Confederation Bridge Tuesday at 5:45 a.m. after receiving a call about a man walking on the 12.9-kilometre bridge.

Bridge officials said they found the man and were able to get him into one of their service trucks.

When the official who was driving the service truck went to speak with RCMP officers, the man moved from the passenger seat to the driver's seat and sped off toward the New Brunswick side of the bridge, according to police.

Police say the RCMP officer was dragged by the truck before he managed to break free from the vehicle.

The driver then smashed the stolen pickup into two vehicles near the New Brunswick side.

The bridge was closed for several hours.

28-year-old Scott Alexander McNally of Borden-Carleton will appear in provincial court on September 21 on charges related to the incident. 

Charges against him include being criminally negligent in the operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, flight from police, theft of a vehicle, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, and causing damage to motor vehicles.